Schistosomiasis PCR in vaginal lavage as an indicator of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1050-1055

  Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke ^a   Ten Hove, Robert Jan ^b   Gomo, Exenevia ^c   Midzi, Nicholas ^d   Gwanzura, Lovemore ^h   Mason, Peter ^h   Friis, Henrik ^e   Verweij, Jaco J ^b   Gundersen, Svein Gunnar ^f,g   Ndhlovu, Patricia D ^c   Mduluza, Takafira ^c   Van Lieshout, Lisette ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d National Institute for Health Research ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f Sørlandet Hospital Health Enterprise   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL LAVAGE; ZIMBABWE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949147383     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0081     Document Type: Article

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